Words Derived From Greek "bio" vocabulary
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annawolfey on January 24, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abiogenesis | Spontaneous generation (development of life from lifeless matter) |
| amphibious | Able to live both in water and on land |
| antibiotic | Antibacterial substance produced by a living organism |
| autobiography | Story of a person's life written by that person |
| biochemistry | Chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals |
| biocidal | Destructive to life of living things |
| biodegradable | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by living microorganisms |
| biogenesis | Development of life from preexisting life |
| biography | Story of a person's life written by another person |
| biology | Science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| biometry | Statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life |
| biometrics | Statistic analysis of biologic data |
| biopsy | Diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body |
| biota | The living plants (flora) and living animals (fauna) of a region |
| microbe | Very minute living organism; microorganism; germ |
| symbiosis | The living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
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